Creator Record

Metadata

Name

Huntington, Anna Hyatt

Other names

Anna Vaughn Hyatt

Dates & places of birth and death

Anna Vaughn Hyatt was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 10, 1876. She died at her home in Bethel, Connecticut on October 4, 1973.

Nationality

American

Occupation

Huntington was a pioneer in the use of aluminum as a sculpture medium, she studied with Henry Hudson Kitson (her first study) at Boston. She modeled domestic animals at Porto Bello, her brother's farm near Leonardtown, Maryland, and wild animals at the New York Zoological Park (Bronx Zoo).

Relationships

Anna Hyatt Huntington was the daughter of Alpheus Hyatt, eminent paleontologist of his time and a pupil of Louis Agassiz. Her older sister Harriet Hyatt Mayor was also a sculptor. Early roommates in New York City included sculptors Abastenia Eberle and Brenda Putnam. She married Archer Milton Huntington, one of the wealthiest men in America and a major patron of the arts, in 1923. Together they founded Brookgreen Gardens, among other museums. Nephew A. Hyatt Mayor, son of Harriet, was a writer and Curator of Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Places of residence

Cambridge, Massachusetts; Annisquam, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Haverstraw, New York; Murrells Inlet, South Carolina; Bethel, Connecticut; Redding, Connecticut

Titles & Honors

Some of the more uncommon include: a gold medal for distinction in sculpture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; a special medal of honor from the National Sculpture Society in recognition of her achievements as a sculptor and in appreciation of her unfailing interests in other sculptors; the Union de Mujeres Americanas designated her as "Woman of the Americas" in 1958; Who's Who of American Women included her name among the fourteen most prominent women of 1960; Syracuse University and the University of South Carolina have given her honorary degrees; In recognition of the 75th anniversary of the National Sculpture Society in 1968 the anniversary medal was struck in gold and presented to her; In 1985 she was inducted posthumously into the South Carolina Hall of Fame in honor of her outstanding career as a sculptor.

Related Records

2010.042 - Functional Sculpture
"Wild Boars" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) A three-piece desk set including the centerpiece, a pen tray with a ponce and an ink well; a blotter; and a letter opener. The center of the pen tray has two standing wild boars cast in bronze and with attached ivory tusks. On its top, the blotter has a sitting wild boar cast in bronze with attached ivory tusks. The letter opener, which appears to be brass, has a handle in the shape of a sit...

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2011.015 - Sculpture
"Lioness and Cubs" by Anna (V.) Hyatt (Huntington) (1876-1973) Mother lion cradles two cubs, licking one and creating circle with her legs and tail.

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2011.020 - Sculpture
"Run and Play, Darling!" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) A young girl is bundled up in winter clothes, including a hooded jacket.

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2013.011 - Medal
"Homage to the Maid of France Medal" by Anna (Vaughn) Hyatt (Huntington) (1876-1973) A bronze, 2.5" round medal Obverse: Woman in armor holding a sword. Wording around edge reads, "HOMAGE TO THE MAID OF FRANCE." Reverse: Flags (four) waving. Wording around edge reads, "JOAN OF ARC PARK NEW YORK DEDICATED JANUARY 6 1919."

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2013.015.001 - Sculpture
"Fillies Playing" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) A bronze (posthumous cast) of two horses playing. One horse has front feet only on base, while the other has only back feet on base; as if jumping and/or in mid-run.

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2013.015.002 - Sculpture
"Fillies Playing Maquette" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) A bronze (posthumous cast) of two horses playing. Smaller version of 2013.015.001.

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2015.009 - Chair
1st in a set of six shield pattern chairs designed by Anna Huntington for Atalaya.

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2015.010 - Chair
2nd in a set of six shield pattern chairs designed by Anna Huntington for Atalaya.

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2015.011 - Chair
3rd in a set of six shield pattern chairs designed by Anna Huntington for Atalaya.

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2015.012 - Chair
4th in a set of six shield pattern chairs designed by Anna Huntington for Atalaya.

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2015.013 - Chair
5th in a set of six shield pattern chairs designed by Anna Huntington for Atalaya.

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2015.014 - Chair
6th in a set of six shield pattern chairs designed by Anna Huntington for Atalaya.

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2017.115 - Medal
African Water Hole by Anna Hyatt Huntington Society of Medalists 27

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2017.127 - Sculpture
Charging Bull by Anna V. Hyatt [Huntington], bronze, 1905, 8 x 15.75 x 6".

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S.1932.002 - Sculpture
"Great Dane" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) Animal/dog/great dane/pride "A great Dane is seated with the forefeet together close to the body and the chest out, the head raised and the ears pricked up. A collar is buckled under the chin." ("Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture", Beatrice Gilman Proske, 1968). See NOTES for more information.

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S.1932.003 - Sculpture
"Great Dane" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) One of a pair. Animal/dog/great dane/pride "Another dog is also seated with the forefeet together, but the muzzle is lowered and the ears are laid back. The collar is buckled at the back." ("Brookgreen gardens Sculpture", Beatrice Gilman Proske, 1968). See NOTES for more information.

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S.1932.004 - Sculpture
"Jaguar" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) Animal/feline/jaguar "A jaguar is crouching on a rock, his hind legs gathered under him, his forepaws and head bent over the edge of the rock as he gazes downward. It was modeled in 1907 at Auvers-sur-Oise as a companion piece to the 'Reaching Jaguar'[1932.007]." ("Brookgreen gardens Sculpture, Beatrice Gilman Proske, 1968). See NOTES for more information.

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S.1932.005 - Sculpture
"Lion" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) "A lion is seated with the head back and a globe held between the forepaws." ("Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture", Beatrice Gilman Proske, 1968) See NOTES for more information.

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S.1932.006 - Sculpture
"Lion" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) One of a pair (see 1932.005). "A lion is seated with the head back and a globe held between the forepaws." ("Brookgreen gardens Sculpture", Beatrice Gilman Proske, 1968). See NOTES for more information.

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S.1932.007 - Sculpture
"Reaching Jaguar" by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) Animal/feline/jaguar "On the top of a rock is a jaguar, his hind feet braced, looking downward as he reaches down the face of the rock with his left forefoot. The body is curved slightly to the left. This subject, originally conceived in 1905 or 1906 and modeled life size at the Auvers-sur-Oise in the following year, was given final form in 1926. It was shown in plaster at the Paris "Sa...

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